Balance Quote by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
““This book tells my story. I’m writing it in Ireland, in a house on a hillside. The house sits low in the landscape between a holy well and the site of an Iron Age dwelling. It was built of stones ploughed out of the fields by men who knew how to raise them with their hands and to lock one stone to the next so each was firm. It’s a lone house on the foothills of the last mountain on the Dingle peninsula, the westernmost point in mainland Europe. At night the sky curves above it like a dark bowl, studded with stars. … From the moment I crossed the mountain, I fell in love with the place, which was more beautiful than any I’d ever seen. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer, and wiser than any I’d known before.””
About This Quote
Source memoir:Personal Narrative
Living on a remote Irish hillside, surrounded by ancient stones and a holy well, deepens one’s perspective, enriching life with balance and wonder.
In simple terms: Remote life deepens perspective and balance.
Key Takeaway
Seek solitude in nature for insight.
Themes
nature
history
balance
solitude
reflection
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
Balance:1
Books:0
Ireland:1
Memoir:1
Stillness:1
Story:1
Book Tells:0
Writing Ireland:0
Crossed Mountain:0
Mountain Dingle:0
When to use this quote
- travel writing
- journaling
- documentary filmmaking
Key Concepts
ancient sites
personal growth
spirituality
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the landscape teach you?
- How does solitude affect creativity?
A Different Perspective
Isolation can be lonely.
